Liang Chen, a college student who stayed up all night working on his thesis, dies suddenly from exhaustion. When he wakes, he discovers he’s a wanted criminal in the Southern Song dynasty, surrounded by refugees gaunt with hunger. Just as he’s about to despair, he realizes that the physics and chemistry in his head are practically magic here!
And so things start getting strange...
Short on food? Make fertilizer with simple methods and triple the harvest per acre. Even the landlords in the neighboring county are moved to tears!
Short on money? Develop a method to refine salt, and when the snowy-white refined salt hits the market, the illegal salt dealers beg to become my underlings!
The Jin are coming? Don’t panic. Let them try my specially made chili-water thunderclaps. They’re guaranteed to cry for their mothers and never forget the experience!
Qin Hui stomps around the court in a rage. “That Liang Chen is a great bandit, a threat to the nation! He must be crushed!”
On a hillside, Liang Chen leisurely sips tea. “No rush. Once I’ve finished researching my new trebuchet, I’ll send you a little present.”
After his defeat, Wanyan Wushu writes to beg for mercy. “General Liang, I was wrong! Please stop fighting! Keep this up and even my own father won’t recognize me!”
Liang Chen writes back: “Good boy. I’m glad you know you were wrong. Next time, remember to bring more cattle and sheep as tribute.”
From then on, a laid-back man who only wanted to farm a little and invent a few things is forced to become the “Carefree Prince,” a man feared by corrupt officials and a terror to the Jin, who can’t sleep at night.
“Honestly, I just wanted a comfortable life. Who knew I’d turn the whole world upside down by accident?”
